The national view of the D-Day landings adopted a similar approach to that of the news reports in emphasizing the historic and heroic nature of the event. The forces were praised for their bravery and stoicism in the face of enemy action and the liberation of France is regarded as historic and of crucial importance. The view of events at this time, as evidenced in later sources shows that the reports provided limited information on the allied casualties which proved to be far greater than initially reported. This event was regarded as one of Britain’s finest hours.